China's food safety levels are again under the spotlight following the revelation that another company has been found selling melamine-tainted milk products.
UK retailer Tesco yesterday began including carbon footprint information on milk as part of the company's aim for all its products to carry carbon labels.
Robots are finding a niche in the foodstuffs and the beverages industry where they can tend packaging machines and palletise cans, crates or displays.
Changes in disposable income have minimal effects on demand for milk. However, an increase in incomes does stimulate demand for flavoured milk, yoghurt and other dairy products.
Scientific research is essential to the future of New Zealand's food industry, according to AgResearch CEO, Dr Andrew West.
Professor of Farm Management and Agribusiness at New Zealand's Lincoln University, Keith Woodford, has authored the book Devil in the Milk which took a close look into the health implications associated with A1 and A2 beta-casein proteins in milk.
The Confectionery Manufacturers of Australasia (CMA) predict a combination of local and global pricing pressures on a range of ingredients will raise the price of confectionery in the near future.